Nigeria: An arsenal of ‘F’ words-Forex, Food and Fertiliser
September 15, 2020
Food and fertiliser importers will have to source foreign exchange independently of the central bank as part of efforts to stem forex outflows and narrow Nigeria’s trade deficit. The country’s trade deficit widened to NGN 178.2 billion in June 2020, the largest in over 15 years. Nigeria spent 16 percent of its total import bill